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What was wrong with the game that we needed Boneplate?

efevretis·3/18/2018, 2:03:07 PM·6 votes·664 views

Seriously, who was complaining that there was too much burst damage or something and we needed a rune like that? I just don't understand the reasoning behind it.

Sometimes an ADC will take it, and why wouldn't he. He now takes less damage from any burst he takes, and he has more time to get shielded up, position, or life steal it out.

More often a support is now taking it because they often won't have it on CD before a fight and now they are burst immune, by burst immune, I mean, you can't 100-0 them anymore, they just get 100-5 now. So they live.

Some jungles are now taking it because why not have the extra durability when they come to gank? Make a mistake, it's covered by bone plate

Gnar/GP and tanks are taking it top, because why not have a brain dead keystone that secures laning phase from a bruiser?

If the whole premise of bone plate was to give top lane "bruisers/fighters" more durability/survivability, then you missed the mark greatly and it's being used by the wrong people. Bruisers/fighters do not care about tank stats or health, it's nice to have, but we just want raw ad, or a mix of AD and attack speed.

Some or a lot of you will say that it's easily activated and it has a long CD to play around, and you are correct, however, in some matchups, going in to proc the bone plate means taking a very unfavorable trade, and when it is on CD, that person is going to play extra safe and not even be close to trying to get in another trade before it's back up.

16 Comments

nm10103/18/2018, 2:50:37 PM4 votes

The premise of bone plate counterplay is to "poke and back off", but as Wickd pointed out many champions can just go in when it is up and be guaranteed a won trade. It was a pretty poorly thought out rune that should honestly be removed or reworked.

Marshbouy3/18/2018, 2:22:45 PM4 votes

I think boneplate is one of the times when riot tries something just for the hell of trying something.

2Charmnot2Charm3/18/2018, 2:06:15 PM3 votes

I don't even take it to mitigate damage post laning phase. I'm abusing that shit level 1 as a support so we have lane priority for level 2 advantage.

Thanks riot for catering to tank players again [sg-lulu]

Total Eclipse3/18/2018, 2:46:46 PM3 votes

Honestly bro the rune is good, but it actually DOES have counterplay. In lane at least, proccing it with one AA or one poke ability makes it not even block damage, and then its on CD for 50 seconds or so. It isnt BUSTED, but late game it defintely adds some insane tankiness. And I dont think youll see any AD run it, because that makes them sacrifice a ton of early game power into the +60HP form having resolve secondary. Also lategame power from gathering storm crit scaling.

I am Christian3/18/2018, 2:32:00 PM1 votes

I agree.

meeshmosh3/18/2018, 5:58:58 PM1 votes

Wait what? Everyone knows the game is too bursty, every one bursts even fucking tanks.

Where have you been?

MorganFreemanBot3/18/2018, 6:47:26 PM1 votes

Pretty much everyone was - and still is - complaining about damage.

Bone Plating helps with that.

Beyond that, it provides pretty blatant counter play. Proc it with an auto and back off; then go for your trade 5 seconds later. It's not hard.

If the enemy is enganging you when it comes up and putting it to use, good. A key point of abilities / runes which provide moments of power is that they offer both players options. You want to poke and back off, they want to dive in and use it. Both players want something, which initiates a struggle to see who can execute their desired goal.

Colton1473/18/2018, 6:53:53 PM1 votes

Leona item 3070

Núrse MeÐúsÂ3/18/2018, 8:42:23 PM1 votes

Riot has always had masteries/runes that give you health until now. Think of bone plate as a temporary health bonus. the 50 or 100 flat health we are use to goes a long way. Especially when trying to meet the threshhold for warmongs. Flat health also indirectly boosts some champ abilities. Bone plate is pretty health IMO as long as bruisers have to choose it over something else equally good; which riot is adding in the next patch.